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Berber-Shawiya Cluster – Profile

The Berber-Shawiya (Shawiya means "shepherds") cluster is one of the five Berber clusters within the Arab World Affinity Bloc. Berbers have been strongly influenced by Arabs, their language, culture, and religion, yet they retain a strong sense of separate identity, especially those in rural areas.

The Shawiya Berbers have their own language, called Tachawit. These people primarily reside in and near the Aures Mountains in eastern Algeria, although many have migrated to other parts of North Africa and to Europe.

The Arabic script is usually used to write the Tachawit language, but there is increasing usage of Latin script.

Scripture portions are available in the Tachawit language, as are the Jesus film and Gospel recordings.